When you’re new to something, your emotions and daily schedule can be ridden with anxiety about perfecting that new task or caring for that new pet. But this feeling never truly peaks in life until you have your first child. And as if it doesn’t get any worse, all the rumors and comments you’ve ever heard are true: you’ll be scared to death. The good thing is, as your baby gets older, this fear of something happening dissipates since you’ll learn to become more confident in what your child needs and what their health is like. One thing that is interesting to monitor at first is the growth of their teeth, especially if you’re a new parent and your first born is going through teething phases. But if you have a second or third child that has begun teething and your first never did, you may be confused and lost as to how you should help them cope with their teething. The first thing to remember is that teething occurs when an infant's first baby teeth begin to emerge through the gums, which is also known as tooth eruption. Teething may start as early as 3 months old or as late as 12 months or more. As you know, this is a wide time frame considering how much your infant will grow mentally and physically over this period of time, but with all things related to infants, there’s a range of typical normality. What you do need to know, though, is that baby teeth are very important in early child development. Without baby teeth, permanent teeth wouldn’t know where to grow down the road. And since teeth help your child to eat more efficiently and learn to speak eventually, their presence is much welcomed as an important part of their overall growth while still young.
It’s also important to keep in mind that the last of your infant’s 20 baby teeth should be in by 3 years old, so it could take a long time from the first tooth’s eruption to the last tooth’s final emergence. Finally, it’s incredibly important to focus on the health and cleanliness of your infant’s teeth. Cavities are just as bad in baby teeth as they are in adult teeth, and it’s worth noting that more than half of children will have a cavity before they turn 5. It’s important to stay vigilant in taking care of your child’s teeth so that they can avoid cavities and have healthy growth when their adult teeth finally emerge around age 6.
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